Combination stock record and merchandise tag



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J. S. CONNELL COMBINATION STOCK RECORD AND MERCHANDISE TAG Filed Feb.16, 1931 Q'EQQHSEE EOQE TQ? FY2205 NAME NO. \G--1 m aw y STOCK RECORD MJOHN DOE COMEANY Fm PRICE. 5 NAME. NO. "14

' PRICE NAME 2 F 3f5 F1 (576 Invenitor.

fl t cornegs Patented Jan. 12, 1932 I I J' UDSON S. CONNELL, OFMINNEAPOLIS, MINNE SOTA COMBINATION STOCK RECORD AND MERCHANDISE TAGApplication filed February 16, 1931. Serial No. 515,911.

10 as a stock record tag, the second section serving both as amerchandise tag and a sales analysis tag, and the third section servingas a sold tag.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof, and the novel featuresof my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims Inthe accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of myinvention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing three attached tagsections slightly separated from each other at their free ends.

F i 2 is a side elevational view also showin the three sections slightlyseparated at their free ends. Fig. 3 is an elevational view showing thefront tag section turneddownwardly from the intermediate tag section soas to so expose the back of the front section. Fig. 4

is an elevational view of the main member of the front tag section indetached condition. Fig. 5. is an elevational view of a narrow memberdetached from the front tag section.

:1 Fig. 6 is an elevational View of the rear tag section after the othersections have been detached therefrom.

Referrings to the drawings, it will benoted that the tag consists of afront section 10, an

intermediate section 12, and a rear section 14.

In the condition of the device shown in Fig. 1,

the front section 10 and the intermediate section 12 are joined at theirlower ends by a.

perforated line 16 and the front section 10 is provided with aperforated line 18 parallel to anda slight distanceabove the line 16,thus providing a narrow auxiliary member 20 for a purpose which willpresently appear. The rear section 14 at its upper end is foldedforwardly on a line 22 to provide a comparatively narrow portion 23 tothe lower end of which the upper end of the intermediate section 12 isattached along a perforated line 24. An eyelet 26 is secured through theupper end portion of the tag section 14 including the narrow portion 23.The upper end of the front section 10 when the sections lieflat togethercomes substantially at the perforated line 24 so that the section 10does not overlie theeyelet 26. In this manner, the eyelet does notinterfere with the typing operation when the folded tag iswplaced in atypewriter for a purpose which will be explained later. The section 10at its upper left hand corner is provided with the notation No. which isan abbreviation of the word number and near its upper end is providedwith the words Stock record. On successive lines toward their lower lefthand corners, the three tag sections are provided with the notationsPrice, Name and No, the corresponding notations on the three tags beingsuperposed. The rear section 14 bears across its face the word Soldwhile the sections 12 and 14 near their upper ends are preferably 7provided with the name of the company, firm or individual using the tag.

The operation and advantages of my in vention will be understood inconnection with theforegoing description. In the-use so of the combinedtag, two pieces of carbon paper are used,'one piece being insertedbetween the sections 10 and 12 whilethe other is inserted between thesections 12 and 1.4.

The combined tag is then inserted in' an ordia5 nary typewriter from thefront. At thetop of the tag, and after the caption No. is typed thehouse number or manufacturers number and pattern number together with avery brief description of the merchandise. 9!!

The carbon. paper does not extend under this top portion of the tagsince this information is required only on the front section, 10. Thedesired information istyped at the bottom of the tag after the captionNo. and appears on all three sections. A more detailed description ofthe merchandise is then typed in the blank space under the notationStock record and above the caption Price. The retail price is typedafter the caption Price While after the caption Name? may be typedthe'tradena-me of the article. The tag may then be reversedand thecarbons also reversed so that any other desired information may be typedon the back of the tag. Such information might represent season letter,or month and year in which the information was received, cost price incode, etc. After the tag has been typed, the front section 10 is tornoff on both lines ofperforations 16 and .18, the auxiliary member 20being discarded sincethe purpose of this member is merely toprovide'extra' space for holding'the tag in the typewriter. The section10 is then filed ina .Kardex file or in any ordinary box, file: Thesections 12 and 14 are then attached by means of a string passingthroughthe eylelet24 to the merchandise during the signature. 3 V

upper end to form a comparatively narrow portion adapted to lie flatupon the main portion thereof, said intermediate section being connectedat its'upper' end to the lower end of said narrow portion along aperforated line, and an eyelet passingthrough both portions of said rearsection.

In testimony whereof "I hereunto afiix my JUDsoN s. CONNELL.

time-it'is in stocks. 'WVhenthe article is sold,

the section 12 is detached and sent to the oflice with the sales checkor is'dep'osited in a: locked box in the department in which it is sold;Thedetaching of the section ,12

' automatically displays the Sold tag" 14.

The intermediate section 12' which I designate as the Sales analysis tagis lused first to-clear the stock record of items sold and secondly, toserve as the basis for analysis of sales,this,being' accomplished bymerely sorting thetags intowhatever classifications are desired. Forexample, the following classification may be obtained in this mannervm3. By

1., By salesman. 2.. By territories or towns. style of merchandise. 4:.By price ranges. After the tags are sorted, it is merely necessary torun' each classification on; an. adding machine to obtain the total fora predetermined periodxof time. This classification may be made. asoften as desired or for whatever period may be desired.

Theanalysis'may be made up daily, weekly, monthly or annually.'Iclaim 1. A combination stock record and merchandise' tagq consistingof; a front section, an intermediategsection to the-lower end of Y which,thelower end offsaidfirst section is detachably connected, a" rearsection folded forwardly-at its upper. end to form: a comparatively-narrow portiorr adapted to liejfiat upon the main portion thereof,said intermediate section beingdetachably connected narrow portion, and'an eyelet, passing through both portions ofsaidrear section.

at its upper endto the lowerend of said

